From the Paper "The purpose of this research is to show how business is often impacted by the media, with the result being government regulation and costly litigation. Two industries, the asbestos and the tobacco, will be highlighted to illustrate this problem.
Many people today believe that what does not fit the ideological preconceptions of the media is not considered news today. For example, while talk of rich and poor abounds, a recently released statistical report from a Treasury Department study of income tax returns showed that most Americans did not stay in the same part of the income distribution very long. Among people whose incomes were in the bottom 20 percent in 1979, 86 percent were in some higher income bracket by 1988. In other words, only 14 percent of the "poor" were still in the bottom quintile a decade later. Fifteen percent had risen all the way..."
Abstract This paper discusses the early works of Beethoven using an interview format for a bogus magazine, considering the works of the early period up to about 1801 and considsering the influence of Haydn and Mozart and the way Beethoven developed as a composer.
Abstract This paper demonstrates how organizations have to put enormous effort to motivate their employees and staff to recognize organizational goals. It examines how performance management can be acquired mainly through trial and error, just where the limits of the controllable accomplishments lie. It looks at how the four most reliable earmarks of strong performance management motives are setting hard but achievable goals, following them persistently, resuming the cycle whenever a goal is attained, and hunting for dependable signs that the path will achieve success.
Outline
Introduction
Beware of Bogus Motivation
Pumping Up Enthusiasm
Making People Happy
Motivational Cookbooks
Motivating with Bribery
The Real World
Communication is a Vital Asset
Conclusion
From the Paper "The second fake procedure of the word motivation connects it with paternalism, kindness, and generosity. Employers now and then give people plenty of things that they like in anticipation of getting a quid pro quo. This is the Santa Claus manner to motivate people: if a manager showers his employees with goodies, conceivably they will do a little labor for him in exchange. For instance, if the manager provides posters, picnics, discounts, as well as dinners, finance cafeterias and managers who have been to charisma school. The manager provides company newspapers, as well as magazines, softball teams and bowling leagues, as well as even Christmas parties for the children. The proposal is to make work enjoyable (Bernardin & Beatty, 1994)."
Abstract This paper examines various factors which impact the trustworthiness of the e-commerce industry. The writer looks at elements such as hackers, credit card fraud, non-delivery of goods, bogus sites and spam. The paper concludes that the internet will never reach its full potential as a viable marketing and shopping tool unless e-marketers are able to help users to overcome these fears. It further concludes that consumers who are interested in using the internet for purchases should educate themselves of the risks before conducting an online transaction, because as with nearly everything else about the internet, on-line shopping isn't risk free.
From the Paper "As the Internet in general has become more popular, its uses and functions have become more diverse. Currently, there are approximately 1.3 billion users on the Internet, and that number is only expected to continue to grow. One result of the exploding use of the Internet is e-commerce, or electronic commerce, which is defined as by Brittanica as "maintaining business relationships and selling information, services, and commodities by means of computer telecommunications networks" (Brittanica.com). Although e-commerce is commonly thought to refer only to the trading of goods and services over the Internet, broader economic activity is included. E-commerce consists of business-to-consumer and business-to-business commerce as well as internal organizational transactions that support these activities."
Abstract This paper discusses and explains the key causal and motivational factors, at a macro and micro-level alike, that help fuel the main economic and psychological motivations of Seth Davis, the main character in "Boiler Room", to break the law.
From the Paper "However, (at the macro level) Seth actually considers himself quite successful in his illegal casino endeavor. After all, at the macro level money is his main (actually his only) motivation. Still, as he later admits to himself when he is alone again, with his girlfriend, it hurts him deeply that his father disapproves so strongly of all he has done in life. Seth's macro-level and micro-level motivations are at war; on one hand, at the micro level, he yearns for his father to be proud of him. But on the other, at the macro level, Seth does not want to work hard for a living, or to wait for the spoils of life until he has really earned them, which his father has done. Seth's macro-level motivation, for quick, easy money, even if dishonestly obtained, eventually wins out over his desire to make his father proud."
Abstract This paper examines the hidden famine of 1958-1962 in China and argues that it was the result of Mao's 'great leap forward' error of trying to collectivize agriculture while attending to industrialization, bogus Soviet advice, the Communist failure to respond to what was obviously severe famine, and disaster's social imprint. The famine showed the timelessness of rural/urban networks, rumour, subversive sentiment, and government cover-up and failure. The famine's gravity was hidden from the outside world till the late 70s, though 40 million Chinese had died.
From the Paper "In 1958-1961, and the succeeding year, millions of Chinese died in a severe famine created by the Great Leap Forwards and made worse by Beijing's failure to respond. Effort was made to hide the famine from urban Chinese and the world, despite signs that all was not well in the countryside. Between the spring of 1959 and December of 1961, at least 30 million starved to death with the rate of births per annum not returning to previous levels till the mid-1960s."
This paper reviews Henry Mintzberg's "MBAs but not Managers", which asserts that most of new MBAs have the credentials but not the experience necessary to succeed in their new positions.
Abstract This paper explains that Professor Henry Mintzberg recommends in his book ,"MBAs but not Managers", that management education should only be for those individuals who already have some experience overseeing personnel. The author points out that Mintzberg believes that there are opportunities where people can get management training once they are with a company through on-the-job training , feedback from others and in-house corporate universities. The paper states that Mintzberg recommends what he calls the "International Masters in Practicing Management", which would include skills in managing self, organizations, context, relationships and change.
From the Paper "This is not surprising, given how professional degrees are increasing in importance. Where undergraduate degrees in education, library science, social sciences, and the like used to mean something, they are becoming equivalent to high school degrees. More and more elitist businesses, nonprofits and educational organizations want that Master's Degree. The problem is the same as with the MBA, these students may have the piece of paper, but not the experience. Nor do they really know what they want to do. Earlier generations immediately went to work right out of school and stayed ..."
Abstract The paper explains that courts give the police discretion in who they stop during traffic stops, but statistics prove that more African-Americans are stopped than whites. The paper reveals that many African-Americans are frisked, their vehicles are taken apart and they either get a ticket or go to jail for some bogus reason. The paper points out the opinion that racial profiling is not a problem, but disagrees and argues that changes must be made to stop this racial profiling.
From the Paper "Imagine a young African American driving A Ford Explorer to an interview when he is pulled over by the Georgia State Patrol. The young man was driving five miles over the speed limit or less. The police officer asks for back up though he does not appear to have a valid reason for back up. The two officers take apart the Ford Explorer looking for drugs (Callahan and Anderson 2001). Would this same scene have happened with a white male? It is important to look at the definition of racial profiling, how the courts give police officers the discretion to stop African Americans and how the problem of racial profiling should be stopped."
